background. for several years, educators have criticized the lecture-based approach to teaching and learning. experts have rightly stressed on acquisition of a number of critical skills rather than focusing on lectures. purpose. to compare students’ performance after self-education with vcd and manikin, with thei performance after standard bls training. methods. in this randomized controlled st...

Hoover MA, Pelaez NJ. Blood circulation laboratory investigations with video are less investigative than instructional blood circulation laboratories with live organisms. Adv Physiol Educ 31: 55–60, 2008; doi:10.1152/advan.00009.2007.—Live organisms versus digital video of the organisms were used to challenge students’ naive ideas and misconceptions about blood, the heart, and circulatory patte...

BACKGROUND We developed a novel artificial simulator for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) as a bridge between instructional videos and animal tissue training and aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using an artificial tissue model in ESD training. METHODS Eight gastroenterology fellows from one medical center were enrolled in this ESD training program. Before and after the simulator tr...

BACKGROUND Hand-held mobile learning technology provides opportunities for clinically relevant self-instructional modules to augment traditional bedside teaching. Using this technology as a teaching tool has not been well studied. We sought to evaluate medical students' case presentation performance and perception when viewing short, just-in-time mobile learning videos using the iPod touch prio...

The potential benefits of technology for education have frequently been technology driven,. No more so than with the current developments in multimedia which integrated text, graphics, video and audio to provide a comprehensive representation of a content domain on a single display monitor. In this environment, developers are producing applications which reflect significant changes in the way i...

The creation of computer animations is relatively costly and time consuming. However, their educational power is high if designed properly. It is therefore of increasing importance to establish animations with optimal instructional design properties. Commercial e-learning tools show an enhanced tendency to incorporate 3D-animations although their production is rather costly as compared to the p...

This study presents the results of two studies using a virtual reality (VR) public-speaking training simulation as an instructional aid in basic communication course. Results from first suggest that VR practice was associated with higher subsequent speech delivery grades course compared to no practice. However, did not reduce public speaking anxiety (PSA). In follow-up study, other forms lab-ba...

Background: Respiratory function in patients undergoing open heart surgery is disrupted after surgery.  Patient education on managing complications can reduce occurrence or severity of them. A variety of educational tools has been introduced, but there are controversies about the most appropriate tools. Aim: Determine the effect of instructional videos on respiratory function of the patients af...

This paper addresses the question if artifacts may be attributed some kind of agency. I take an activity-theoretical and instructional perspective, and argue that artifacts are used to guide actions. In other words, I claim that artifacts have instructional impact. In the introductory part of the paper is given an account of how three kinds of artifacts physical artifacts, linguistic representa...

Integrating Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) technology (personal multimedia players, cell phones, and handheld devices) into the foreign language curriculum is becoming commonplace in many secondary and higher education institutions. Current research has identified both pedagogically sound applications and important benefits to students. In this paper, we present the results of an init...